The Man's Decree Novels & Stories

"Every healthy Gorgorian must fight with Prince Andreas, we must not let this affliction befall us the second time!" "YES YOUR GRACE!" They all agreed. "Lord Oder" he called for the lord in charge of the administration and execution of royal decrees such as this. "Yes, your grace" the lord stood from his seat and bowed. "Make sure that this decree is very much adhered to" he ordered. "Of course your grace" he bowed again and retook his seat. "Thank you so much father" Andreas appreciated. "By the way, we must carry on with our celebrations!" He smiled at them all.

I whisper to myself. The newborn god hears it. “You want her approval.” “I do not need it.” “You want it.” Silence. The crown hums again. This time it shifts abruptly. A ripple spreads through the decree I issued. “What did you do?” I demand. “Nothing,” the newborn god replies calmly. Death’s gaze sharpens. “The decree adjusted.” “Adjusted how?” I ask. “It removed ambiguity.” Cold slides through me. I reach outward again. The decree now includes harsher enforcement.

No one will have the power to decide the fate of all. The people roared with approval. As it was going to bring equality,hope and Change. Zayne came forward, his voice was calm but casual "Our second decree is to ensure that any rogue who threatens the kingdom will be executed without trial. We can no longer afford mercy. Our expenses for mercy have been excessive.' Gasps swept the crowd. Half cheered his strength. Half trembled at his severity. The crowd reacted with a wave of gasps and half of the crowd clapped for his strength, while the other half trembled at how severe he sounded.

Mercy's words were like a bucket of cold water was thrown over his head. They rang in his ears. A Royal Decree~ Only a Royal Decree had the power the summon a ruling King or Queen. And it was only issued if a Monarch had fallen or was about to fall leaving his or her unattended Kingdom or Queendom behind for grabs. "From which Kingdom has the Decree been issued?" Vladimir inquired with a calculating gleam in his eyes. The prospect of attaining a whole Kingdom made excitement rush through his veins like opium. "The Decree had been issued from the Queendom ruled by Amber King and Darach King." Vladimir's lips parted, his eyes filled with bafflement.

Cassian leaned in slightly. “Choose, Alpha.” The chamber waited. Even my council held breath. Political catastrophe either way. Then I laughed. Softly, and dangerously. Cassian frowned. I stepped forward. Slow and measured. Until we stood inches apart. “You mistake me,” I said. His smile faded. I placed the marriage decree on the table. Then drove a dagger through its center. Steel through parchment into oak. Gasps erupted. My voice carried through stone. “I do not take orders from thieves wearing titles.”

“Your personal quarrels are irrelevant and won’t hold water. The decree... the forbidden decree... requires the Luna to declare her mate, and her mate will be the father of the unborn child.” My heart lurched just hearing them argue over me. Roderick inhaled sharply, taking it all in, while Norway stiffened where he stood. “What decree are you talking about?” I forced out. Maron lifted an ancient scroll tied in black. “The Decree of Sole Claim. A Luna may carry only one Alpha’s heir. If there is confusion, she must choose publicly, and it will be permanent. The unchosen Alpha…” He met my eyes. “…will be exiled or executed.”

As the last few stragglers trickled in, Chris raised his hand, and the murmurs of the crowd slowly died down until a heavy silence blanketed the square. “I have brought you here today to issue a decree that will change the future of our pack... forever,” he began.

He beckoned for his men. “Manuel, what are you doing? This is not what we talked about, what are you doing?” A terrified woman questioned her husband’s rancid decisions, fear in her eyes. Men trooped in with harmed weapons. “Seize that monster.” He pointed at Lucius, the young Alpha King, “And go kill him, it’s an order,” he instructed coldly. The men went around Lucius and grabbed him, he appeared unfazed less than scared as the men dragged him out.

I was almost going crazy with the fact that there was another man beside her, caring for her and our baby, and making her smile, when I should be the person doing all of that. Jealousy. It filled my bones and marrows. It almost suffocated the life out of me. It should be me. It should be her beside me. It should be us ruling this pack. “Alpha, did you hear anything that I just said?” I whipped my head to Aidan who was still standing before me. Had he said something? I raised my brows, prompting him to go on. “What was that?” “The council's decree,” he said. “And what about it? What decree did they make about the Pack?”

There was steel in his voice, steel in his heart. He turned abruptly away from Tariq and started across the wide expanse of the healing grounds. “Call them out of their home. They will stand for punishment and inspection.” It was a decree. His invoking the ancient law of their people had given him every right and Tensel could do nothing but comply.